Measure Protecting US Drone Manufacturing Advances In Congress

Congressional committee has approved a measure, drafted by US Sen. Chris Murphy, directing the U.S. government to buy domestic-made drones following warnings that unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by a Chinese company are spying on the U.S.

The Senate Appropriations Committee cited a 2017 bulletin by Immigration and Customs Enforcement that says a Chinese drone manufacturer was providing critical data about US infrastructure and law enforcement to China and was involved in espionage …